diff --git a/harden b/harden
index 7514202..28cd969 100755
--- a/harden
+++ b/harden
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ function kernelSecurityModuleInit {
 }
 
 function dockerInit {
+    # Add user to docker group to avoid using sudo when running docker commands
+    sudo usermod -aG docker "$USER"
     # Get all arguments passed to the function and store them in the dockerImages array
     local dockerImages=("$@")
     # Check if the dockerImages array is empty and return 0 if it is